The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), has finalised 220 IPP-related EIA applications, including 34 Normal Basic Assessment Reports (BARs), 89 BARs within Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZ) or Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIPs), 88 Normal Scoping and EIA processes, and 9 Scoping and EIA processes for SIPs.
This is an equivalent of a 99% efficiency rate in processing energy-related applications within 57-day.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) applications for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) from June 2024 to March 2025, can now be processed
Speaking about this fast tracked process, Dr Dion George, the Minister of DFFE, said “this achievement reflects the Department’s commitment to balancing environmental responsibility with the urgent need for energy security and sustainable economic growth.”
George also said efforts align with Priority 3 of the Medium-Term Strategic Framework, ensuring spatial integration and economic transformation through efficient environmental governance.
This comes at a crucial time, when total installed capacity of wind energy by 2030, will amount to 17, 742 MW and other sources PV (8288 MW), Hydro (4,600 MW), Nuclear (1860 MW), gas and diesel (6380 MW), according to the old Integrated Resource Plan.
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